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4R2 55, (62), 2 (P370903)
CANONICAL > Magic > Anti-witchcraft, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | 4R2 55, (62), 2 |
|---|---|
| ID | P370903 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Magic > Anti-witchcraft |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
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| 1 | DIŠ NA EN HUL-ti₃ TUK-ši EME ⸢kid⸣ x [x-x-x-x] ⸢x UŠ⸣.UŠ-šu₂ | If a man has a lord of evil: a tongue of eškid-plant ... its length |
| 2 | dib-bi-šu₂ i-dab-bu-bu INIM-MEŠ-šu₂ uš-tana-⸢nu-u₂⸣ EME.SIG-MEŠ-šu₂ GU₇-MEŠ | His words are spoken, his words are uttered, his tongues are hurting him |
| 3 | da-bi-bi KI-šu₂ kit-ta NU DU₁₁.DU₁₁-ub UŠ₁₁ UŠ₁₁ UŠ₁₁ NIG₂.AK.A-MEŠ HUL-MEŠ | (who) does not speak truthfully with him (lit. “with him") |
| 4 | ina NU ZU NIGIN-šu₂ DINGIR LUGAL IDIM NUN TIRUM na-an-za-zu u₃ KA₂ E₂.GAL | (If) it is surrounded by a cloud: god, king, nobleman, prince, herald, and gate of the palace. |
| 5 | KI-šu₂ u₂-ša₂-aš₂-ki-nu-ma ze-nu-u₂ KI-šu₂ a-na BUR₂{im}ma | (Sum) The angry one, angry with him (Akk) He afflicted him with his anger and anger against him |
| 6 | u₃ ki-ṣir lum-ni ša₂ ik-ṣu-ru-šu₂ DU₈ DINGIR LUGAL IDIM u NUN TIRUM | And the evil kisbir ritual that he performed. Release (them) for god, king, noble, and prince. |
| 7 | na-an-za-zu u₃ KA₂ E₂.GAL KI-šu₂ mug-gu-ri ŠU.SI SIG₅{ti₃} EGIR-šu₂ LAL{ṣi}ma | The nanzazu-demon and the gate of the palace are with him. The muggurru-drum is a good finger. After that it is loosened. |
| 8 | ⸢DU₁₁⸣.GA še-mu-u₂ ma-ga-ru a-na NA BI ša₂-ka-nim-ma | The wording of a lifted-hand prayer to that man. |
| 9 | ⸢IGI⸣.LA₂-šu a-na ha-de-e UGU a-mi-ri-šu₂ GUB{zi} | Its ešēdu-plant stands on top of its amirišu-plant. |
| 10 | DINGIR LUGAL IDIM u NUN ti-ru na-an-za-zu KI-šu₂ a-na SILIM{mi} | May god, king, noble, and prince stand with him in peace. |
| 11 | e-tel-liš a-na DU-MEŠ-ki U₃.⸢MA⸣-šu₂ a-na KUR{di} ni-iš ŠU-MIN-šu₂ DINGIR-šu₂ a-na ma-ha-ri | (As for) the one who removes you, his boat, to the land, his hands (and) his god in the presence |
| 12 | NIDBA-šu₂ a-na AG₂-mi DINGIR-MEŠ-šu₂ ze-nu-tu₂ KI-šu₂ a-na SILIM{mi} | His food offerings for my sake, his angry (personal) gods with him for the well-being |
| 13 | qi₂-bit KA-šu₂ a-na ŠE.GA UGU LUGAL IDIM NUN a-⸢qa-ri-ma⸣ šu-ṭu-ub-bi at-me-e-šu₂ | By the command of his mouth, for the sake of the king, nobleman, prince, may he speak his mind. |
| 14 | DU₃.DU₃.BI ana IGI {d}1(u) 5(diš) KI GIR₃ KUD{at} UR₃ SAR A KU₃ SUD GI.DU₈ GIN{an} NIG₂.NA {šim}LI GAR{an} | Its ritual: In the presence of Ishtar, you sweep the ground, shave the roof, sprinkle pure water, make a reed offering, set up a censer of juniper. |
| 15 | {udu}SISKUR eb-ba BAL{qi₂} {uzu}ZAG {uzu}ME.HE₂ {uzu}KA.NE tu-ṭah-ha | You present a pure offering. You sprinkle alum, maštakal-plant (and) kānu-plant. |
| 16 | KAŠ u GEŠTIN BAL{qi₂} 4(diš) SIG₄-MEŠ ša₂-ha-a ŠUB{di} lu-te-e {giš}ASAL₂ te-ṣe-en | You libate beer and wine. You lay out 4 bricks. You set up an asallu-tree. |
| 17 | GI.IZI.LA₂ ina IZI PIŠ₁₀ {d}ID₂ ta-qad-ma ab-ra tuš-ta-haz | You strew a torch at the fire of the river, and then you scatter (it) on the ground. |
| 18 | GIM ab-ra a-lak-ta-šu₂ TIL{u₂} {giš}EREN {giš}ŠUR.MIN₃ GI DU₁₀.GA {šim}GIR₂ | Like a mountain, its path is complete: cedar, cypress, sweet reed, šūmu-stone |
| 19 | {šim}BAL u ZI₃.MAD.GA₂ DUB{aq} KAŠ u GEŠTIN BAL{qi₂} EN₂ an-ni-tu₂ 3(diš)-šu₂ | You strew kalû-flour and flour. You libate beer and wine. This incantation three times. |
| 20 | ina IGI {d}1(u) 5(diš) ŠID-ma uš-ken ma-la ŠA₃-šu₂ DAB{tu₄} DU₁₁.DU₁₁{ub} A.RA.ZU.BI GIŠ.TUK | He prostrates before Ištar and stands up. As much as he seizes his body, he speaks, (and) his prayer is heard. |
| 21 | ⸢NA⸣ BI DINGIR LUGAL IDIM NUN TIRUM na-an-za-za u KA₂ E₂.GAL KI-šu₂ SILIM{mu} | That temple, the god, the king, the nobleman, the prince, the festival, and the gate of the palace will be reconciled with him. |
| 22 | ⸢DINGIR⸣-MEŠ-šu₂ ze-nu-tu₂ KI-šu₂ SILIM{mu} U₃.MA-šu₂ KUR{ad} e-tel-liš DU-MEŠ{ak} | (As for) his angry (personal) god (and) the one who is angry with him, he will be reconciled with him. He will conquer the land of Enlil and ascend to the highest rank. |
| 23 | ⸢u₃ ŠA₃⸣.SI₃.SI₃.KE KUR{ad} KI-šu₂ GI.NA-MEŠ i-ta-mu-u NA BI NIG₂.NA GI.IZI.LA₂ | (If) it is surrounded by a rainbow: the land of Bad will become stable with him; that man will acquire a censer (and) torch. |
| 24 | [tuš-ba]-⸢ʾ-šu₂⸣-ma a-na E₂-šu₂ SI.SA₂ LU₂ NU KU₃ MUNUS NU KU₃ NU IGI{mar} | You sit down and go straight to his house. A man will not be pure, a woman will not become pure. |
| 25 | [EN₂ x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ ka-nu-ut be-le-e-ti | Incantation: “... ... of the gods, the guarantee of ladyship, |
| 26 | [ṣir-tu₂ tiz-qar]-⸢tu₂⸣ ša₂-ru-uh-tu₂ i-la₂-a-ti | (As for) the intercalary Tizqar-etu, the šaruḫtu priestess of the goddesses |
| 27 | [... bi]-⸢in-ti⸣ {d}EN.LIL₂ ma-lik KUR{u₂} {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ | ... Ištar, governor of the land of the Igigi |
| 28 | [...] ⸢KI⸣-ti₃ ša₂ NU BAL{u₂} qi₂-bit-sa | ... of the E-e-ti temple, whose command cannot be changed |
| 29 | [... nu]-⸢u₂⸣-ri ana DINGIR-MEŠ gim-ra-sun | ... does not return to the gods. |
| 30 | [... mu]-⸢nam-mi-rat kib⸣-ra-a-ti | ... who makes the earth tremble |
| 31 | [... la]-⸢bi-šat ša₂-ru⸣-ru | ... the šarû-demon |
| 1' | [...] ⸢x RU RU dan⸣-nat qa-rit-ti GABA.⸢RI⸣ [NU TUK] | ... strong one, fierce one, who has no rival |
| 2' | [...] AN{u₂} ABZU lik-nu-šu₂ ša-pal-⸢ki⸣ | May the ... of heaven and Apsu bless him, Šapale’e |
| 3' | {[d}i₂]-⸢gi₃-gi₃⸣ [x-x] ⸢liš⸣-ši-qu GIR₃-MIN-MEŠ-ki | Išgi-E, ..., your feet |
| 4' | [DINGIR-MEŠ] ⸢GAL⸣-MEŠ a-ši-⸢bu-ut⸣ AN{⸢e⸣} u KI{ti₃} lik-tar-ra-bu LUGAL{ut}ki | May the gods of the palatial halls pray to you, may heaven and earth bless you, O king. |
| 5' | [ina ṣi]-⸢it⸣ KA-ki ša₂ la ⸢na⸣-kar a-na NENNI A NENNI IR₃-ki liq-qa-bi a-hu-lap | In your utterance, which cannot be altered, may he say to So-and-so, son of So- and so, your anger. |
| 6' | [KA].⸢INIM⸣.MA ŠU.IL₂.LA₂ ER₂.ŠA₃.HUN.GA₂ {d}INANA.KE₄ | It is the wording of a lifted-hand prayer to Ishtar. |
| 7' | LIBIR.RA.BI.GIM AB.SAR.AM₃ BA.AN.E₃ | Written and collated according to its original. |
| 8' | E₂.GAL {m}{d}AN.ŠAR₂.DU₃.A LUGAL ra-bu-u₂ LUGAL dan-nu | Palace of Ashurnasirpal, great king, strong king |
| 9' | ⸢LUGAL⸣ kiš-ša₂-ti LUGAL KUR aš-šur{ki} ša₂ {d}NA₃ {d}taš-me-tu₄ | King of the world, king of Assyria, son of Nabu and Tašmetu |
| 10' | ⸢re-e⸣-mu TUK-MEŠ-⸢šu⸣ šu-ma ki-ma a-bi u um-mi | It is a reed tree, it is like father and mother |
| 11' | ⸢u₂⸣-rab-bu-u-šu₂ a-na tah-sis-ti IGI.DU₈.A-šu₂ | His erabbû-vessel for the taḫsistu-offering of his eyes |
| 12' | AB.SAR.AM₃ <BA>.<AN>.E₃ qe₂-reb E₂.GAL-šu₂ GIN{in} | Written and collated according to its original in its palace. |
| 13' | NIR.GAL₂-ZU NU TEŠ₂ {d}MU.ZIB{ib.}BA.SA₄.A | NIR.GAL.ZU (means) to not listen. |
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